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A man and his ship : America's greatest naval architect and his quest to build the S.S. United States / Steven Ujifusa.
Van Pelt Library VM140.G52 U55 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ujifusa, Steven.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gibbs, William F. (William Francis), 1886-1967.
- Gibbs, William F.
- Gibbs & Cox.
- Naval architects--United States--Biography.
- Naval architects.
- Ocean liners.
- History.
- United States.
- Gibbs & Cox--History--20th century.
- United States (Steamship).
- Ocean liners--United States--History--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- x, 437 pages, 16 unnumbered of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Simon & Schuster, 2012.
- Summary:
- Examines the life and career of William Francis Gibbs (1886-1967), the Philadelphia native whose lifelong ambition was to build the biggest, fastest, safest liner ever.
- Contents:
- Preface: The way it was
- Book I: The man and the vision
- Size, luxury and speed
- Escaping the rich boys
- Mauretania
- J.P. Morgan's Titanic
- Pipe dreamers at work
- Prizes of war
- A giant lives again
- The parvenu
- Mrs. William Francis Gibbs
- Malolo
- A German sea monster
- Death by fire
- FDR's new Navy
- The Queen and the America
- A full measure of toil
- Book II: Building the dream
- A very pleasing appearance
- Primacy on the seas
- The might sweet baby rises
- American moderne
- Turn her up
- Crewing up the big ship
- Truman on the attack
- The new sea queen arrives
- A very fast lady
- Masters of victory
- The Halcyon years
- Trouble ashore
- No time to say good-bye
- Secrets told
- Epilogue.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781451645071
- 1451645074
- 9781451645088
- 1451645082
- OCLC:
- 759912560
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